Well it is crazy to say, but this will be the last weekly for 2018. The last year has been a blur, but has been the best year for me so far. I feel I have slowly started on the path towards where my Heavenly Father needs me to go and be after my mission. That is a really good feeling. Well this week was a rough one. I was sick all week after Christmas and I smiled through it all cause I asked for it! My week consisted of listening to conference talks, reading the Book Of Mormon, sleeping and eating absolutely nothing. I had lots of time to sit on the couch and shoot the little Nerf ball we have into our hoop and that got my mind off things. I saw stars on Sunday night and that was really weird. The pollution has been so bad that we never see the sky anymore... With all these fun moments this week, all the pain and struggle I had lots of time to reflect on my year. It was a crazy one. I finished college, left on my mission and have now been serving for 9 months. I've realized that it has been the happiest year of my life because it has been full of service and the gospel... and the hardest year cause of the change and challenges that come from a mission. I have been able to realize what is most important to me, uncover my faults and weaknesses and improve, and see the gospel work miracles in my life but more importantly the lives of those I am meeting and teaching. For this email i just want you to know that 1. I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. 2. I love the priesthood I hold and the way I can use it to bless others as I live worthy to have it. 3. I love my family with all of my heart. They are the ones that have gotten me to where I am today. They have protected me, guided me, loved me, taught me, corrected me, and just been the greatest blessing in my life. 4. To those that I may have hurt or done wrong to this year I'm sorry. Part of the person I was before my mission was not the person I should have been. I said things, did things, acted in ways and treated people in ways I shouldn't have. I regret all of that and I have worked so hard the last 10 months to correct all of that inside myself to become the person I know I need to become. Just remember that in this life we will make mistakes and will fall short, but it doesn't always have to be that way. We can choose to "become a little better than yesterday" and as you choose to do that overtime you will change and become who your Heavenly Father needs you to become. Thats what it is all about!! I love you all so much. Im grateful for this year and I look forward to the next year and the challenges, trials, happiness and joy it will bring! Remember that I love you all and hope you have a great New Year's Eve!
Spiritual Thought:
Well I just want to share a quick experience. I was sick from Wednesday to Sunday. I had lots of time to spend in the apartment, so that meant lots of reading. I was reading about Captain Moroni and my heart just starting beating and I felt the spirit so strong. I got on my knees right then and asked my Heavenly Father if the Book of Mormon was true and the word of God. I received an answer right in that moment. The feeling I felt was something I can't describe and I heard a clear YES! It's pretty amazing to receive a witness like this that something is true. It is something I will never forget. I challenge you all to open the Book Of Mormon more. When you do, don't wait to pray after reading. Instead, pray in the moment you are reading and you can have the same experience I have had. I love the Book Of Mormon and it is the word of God. It's true and it will give us peace, joy and direction in our lives.
Highlights:
- Skyping Family on Tuesday was the highlight of the week!
- No more highlights cause I was sick the rest of the week...
Pictures:
1- We made Snow
2- fell asleep on a yoga mat while sick
3- Finished my Christmas puzzle
4- Indian veg meals... i think its what made me sick
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